St Non
from Welsh Saints

 St Non    from    Welsh Saints

Photo © Martin Crampin

2015

Four windows on the theme of Welsh saints, with symbolic representations of the saints Teilo, Gwenfrewy, Non and David. The design of the window representing St Non contains a cross inscribed stone typical of the early medieval period in south-west Wales, within an arched doorway.


artist: Rachel Phillips

Church of St Benedict, Clydach, Swansea
south wall of the nave above confessionals

A lightning flash represents the storm that took place while she gave birth to David, in the story given in Rhygyfarch's eleventh-century Life of St David.


 
Record added by Martin Crampin. Last updated on 06-05-2025

 

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 St Teilo    from    Welsh Saints  St Gwenffrewi    from    Welsh Saints  Dewi Sant    from    Welsh Saints

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References

Martin Crampin, Welsh Saints from Welsh Churches (Talybont: Y Lolfa, 2023), p. 222.


 

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Martin Crampin (ed.), Stained Glass in Wales Catalogue, University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies, Aberystwyth, 2025.
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